A small journey towards a more frugal and clutter free existence-- while dragging my husband and children along with me.

Thursday, May 21, 2009

Visa Black Card- Only for the 1% Dumb Enough to Get One.

My mailbox had a sleek black envelope in it today. Curious, I opened it to see what could be lurking inside (high dollar coupons!! free samples!!!?).

It was an application for "The World's Most Prestigious and Versatile Credit Card" that only 1% of the population carry. Hmm. What are the perks? OOH, a credit card made of carbon (whoopdedoo.. I'm made of carbon, my dog is made of carbon), 24 hour concierge service, and a nice annual fee of only $495. Well, for only $495- heck why not make it an even $500 since that special 1% is dumb enough to buy a credit card?

Me? I'll stick with the card that pays me back 1%. It may not be made of carbon (or platinum or playtex or spandex whatever) but it does have a nice Seurat painting on it.

I am planning on re-using that nice envelope though. I unglued it and flipped inside out and it's ready for a homemade card - Thanks Visa Black Card.

2 comments:

Well, it's the annual fee which to me is the same thing as paying for the use of the credit card. When you can get cards with no annual fee I don't see why you'd pay to use one. Unless you just like throwing your money away. In that case just send me the check. I'll put your money to good use.